File:Bather Allegrain Louvre MR1747.jpg

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Artist
Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (French, 1710–1795)
Description
English: Bather, also known as Venus. Marble, exhibited at the Salon of 1767. Louis XV of France presented Madame Du Barry with the statue in 1772; she placed it in the gardens of her castle at Louveciennes.
Français : Baigneuse, également connue comme Vénus. Marbre, présenté au Salon de 1767. Louis XV offrit la statue en 1772 à Madame Du Barry, qui la fit placer dans le parc de son château de Louveciennes.
Dimensions H. 1.74 m (5 ft. 8 ½ in.), W. 62 cm (24 ¼ in.), D. 67.5 cm (26 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Sculptures, Richelieu, lower ground floor, Cour Puget
Accession number
MR 1747
Credit line In the Louvre collections before 1824
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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